TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT NINE LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION REGION 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME DE1 KS1 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 OK1 TN1 VA1 MEAN PPG-TF 306 6.4 6.4 6.1 6.6 5.2 5.4 5.5 6.5 8.1 6.2 ZRC1 6.4 6.5 6.1 6.3 6.5 4.8 5.5 6.9 7.2 6.2 PPG-TF 255 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 6.7 4.6 5.9 6.7 7.3 6.1 DLFPS-321/3705 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.6 6.1 7.6 6.1 TF445 6.4 6.3 5.8 6.2 5.2 5.4 5.5 6.4 7.6 6.1 AH2 6.8 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.2 4.8 5.2 6.7 6.8 6.1 TD2 6.6 5.1 6.0 6.4 5.7 5.0 5.5 6.8 7.6 6.1 PPG-TF 336 6.4 5.4 6.2 6.9 5.2 4.2 5.2 6.8 8.2 6.1 TF456 6.2 6.1 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.1 5.5 6.0 7.7 6.0 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 6.5 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 4.6 5.4 6.3 6.8 6.0 BY-TF-169 5.6 6.1 5.9 6.0 5.7 5.2 5.5 6.7 7.3 6.0 PPG-TF 238 6.5 6.1 6.1 5.4 5.3 4.9 5.8 6.2 7.4 6.0 PPG-TF 254 6.5 5.9 6.1 6.1 5.7 4.6 5.6 6.5 6.7 6.0 PPG-TF 320 6.5 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.6 4.7 5.8 5.9 8.3 5.9 RH1 5.9 5.6 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.6 6.7 6.8 5.9 DLFPS-321/3699 6.0 5.8 5.8 6.2 5.7 4.9 5.6 6.8 6.7 5.9 RH3 6.6 5.2 6.0 5.9 6.3 4.9 5.6 6.4 6.7 5.9 PPG-TF 337 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.7 4.8 4.6 5.5 6.3 8.2 5.9 BULLSEYE LTZ 6.5 5.5 5.9 5.2 5.4 5.3 5.6 6.9 7.1 5.9 PPG-TF 316 6.3 5.7 6.2 6.2 5.1 5.2 5.4 6.6 6.6 5.9 DLFPS-321/3701 6.2 5.3 5.9 5.3 5.8 4.6 5.4 6.2 8.6 5.9 K18-RS6 6.3 5.3 6.2 6.0 6.3 4.6 5.4 6.5 6.6 5.9 SESCR1 6.0 5.5 6.1 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.5 6.7 7.1 5.9 PPG-TF 338 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.3 5.8 6.5 6.1 5.9 PPG-TF 323 6.2 6.3 6.1 5.7 5.1 4.7 5.7 6.2 7.3 5.9 PST-5TRN 6.0 5.2 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.3 5.9 5.9 7.5 5.9 GO-RH20 6.2 5.8 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.6 5.5 6.8 6.5 5.9 PPG-TF 312 6.5 5.7 6.2 6.3 5.4 3.7 5.1 6.5 7.6 5.9 NAI-ROS4 6.2 4.5 6.1 5.2 5.5 5.1 5.5 6.7 8.1 5.9 PADRE 2 6.0 4.7 5.8 5.8 5.9 4.9 5.3 6.7 7.7 5.9 PPG-TF 315 6.1 5.7 5.8 5.9 6.0 3.9 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.9 RS1 6.3 5.2 6.0 4.9 6.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 8.3 5.9 RHF 6.1 5.9 6.0 5.2 5.8 5.3 5.6 6.4 6.5 5.9 RDC 6.3 4.9 6.2 6.2 5.7 4.7 5.4 6.5 6.9 5.9 RC4 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.2 4.6 4.0 5.8 6.4 7.2 5.9 DLFPS-321/3702 6.2 6.2 5.9 5.0 5.7 3.7 5.6 6.4 8.0 5.9 PST-5E6 6.8 5.1 5.9 5.2 5.3 4.9 5.6 6.4 7.6 5.9 PPG-TF 244 5.8 5.1 6.0 5.4 5.9 5.4 5.6 5.5 7.9 5.9 LIFEGUARD 6.5 5.6 5.9 5.4 5.4 4.3 5.8 6.3 7.6 5.9 DLFPS-321/3703 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.2 5.7 4.6 5.1 6.6 7.5 5.8 PPG-TF 318 6.1 5.7 6.1 6.0 4.8 4.7 5.4 6.4 7.2 5.8 NT-3 6.5 6.1 6.0 5.6 4.7 4.7 4.8 6.3 7.7 5.8 PPG-TF 308 6.5 5.2 5.7 6.0 5.6 4.6 5.5 5.8 7.4 5.8 RHL2 5.9 6.3 6.2 5.9 5.3 4.3 5.0 6.3 7.2 5.8 TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT NINE LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION REGION 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME DE1 KS1 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 OK1 TN1 VA1 MEAN 3N1 6.0 5.2 5.7 5.6 5.0 4.9 5.6 6.1 8.2 5.8 JT 233 6.3 6.1 5.8 5.1 5.7 5.0 5.5 6.4 6.3 5.8 DLFPS-TF/3552 6.1 5.2 6.2 5.1 5.2 4.5 5.7 6.2 8.1 5.8 JT 268 6.3 6.3 5.9 5.4 6.3 4.3 5.5 5.3 6.7 5.8 DRAGSTER 6.3 6.1 6.0 5.3 5.6 4.9 5.4 6.4 6.2 5.8 PST-5MCMO 6.5 4.7 5.9 5.7 4.8 4.7 5.8 6.7 7.5 5.8 DLFPS-TF/3550 6.3 5.1 5.8 5.6 5.3 4.4 5.5 6.3 7.8 5.8 PPG-TF 267 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.0 5.4 5.1 5.6 6.3 6.0 5.8 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 6.1 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.1 4.5 5.5 6.5 7.0 5.8 PST-5THM 6.4 5.0 5.7 5.8 5.2 4.6 5.5 6.6 7.2 5.8 PPG-TF 262 6.3 4.8 5.9 6.3 5.9 4.4 5.1 6.4 6.7 5.8 GRANDE 3 5.9 5.4 5.9 5.9 5.6 4.6 5.3 6.7 6.6 5.8 DLFPS-TF/3553 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.1 4.1 5.5 6.0 7.3 5.8 PPG-TF 249 6.0 5.3 6.1 5.7 5.6 4.0 5.8 6.1 7.2 5.7 PPG-TF 305 6.5 4.8 6.0 5.3 5.4 4.0 5.7 6.1 7.9 5.7 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 6.0 4.3 5.9 5.9 4.7 4.9 5.9 6.4 7.7 5.7 BAR TF 134 5.8 5.2 5.7 5.9 5.5 4.0 5.6 6.1 7.8 5.7 PST-5BYOB 6.5 4.6 5.8 5.3 5.2 4.6 5.8 6.4 7.3 5.7 3B2 6.5 5.1 5.8 5.8 5.4 4.7 5.8 5.8 6.4 5.7 K18-ROE 6.0 5.7 5.8 4.9 5.8 4.8 5.7 6.5 6.2 5.7 DLFPS-321/3695 6.4 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.4 4.2 5.5 6.6 6.9 5.7 DLFPS-321/3693 6.3 4.7 6.1 5.9 5.3 3.6 5.4 6.7 7.4 5.7 NAI-3N2 6.0 4.5 6.1 5.0 5.7 5.4 5.6 6.6 6.5 5.7 DLFPS-321/3679 6.0 5.3 5.9 5.8 5.4 4.0 5.8 6.3 6.6 5.7 TMT1 6.0 4.6 6.1 5.1 6.2 4.2 5.4 6.4 6.9 5.7 PST-5GLBS 5.9 4.7 5.9 5.1 5.7 4.8 6.0 6.2 6.6 5.7 PPG-TF 231 5.9 4.9 6.1 5.7 5.5 3.7 5.5 6.5 7.1 5.7 DLFPS-321/3708 6.0 5.5 5.8 5.3 4.7 3.8 5.8 6.4 7.5 5.6 DLFPS-321/3696 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.2 5.4 4.2 5.4 6.7 6.2 5.6 NAI-ST5 5.9 4.4 6.1 6.1 5.2 5.1 5.9 5.6 6.4 5.6 PRO GOLD 6.2 4.9 5.8 5.1 5.8 4.3 5.3 6.5 6.8 5.6 HEMI 6.5 5.0 5.9 5.4 5.4 4.1 4.9 6.6 6.8 5.6 PARAMOUNT 5.8 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.8 4.2 5.4 6.4 7.4 5.6 PPG-TF 313 6.4 4.5 5.9 6.3 5.9 4.0 5.1 6.6 5.9 5.6 5LSS 6.5 5.1 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 6.1 8.6 5.6 DLFPS-321/3706 6.0 5.1 5.9 5.8 5.2 3.5 5.2 6.7 7.1 5.6 BAR-FA8230 6.0 4.9 5.6 4.6 5.2 4.0 6.1 6.5 7.7 5.6 COL-TF-148 6.2 3.9 6.0 6.0 5.9 3.9 5.4 6.6 6.4 5.6 RAPTOR III 5.5 4.9 6.0 5.4 5.7 4.3 5.3 6.6 6.5 5.6 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 6.0 4.6 5.9 5.7 4.8 4.7 5.8 6.1 6.9 5.6 BRAVO 2 5.5 4.5 5.9 5.0 5.8 5.1 5.4 6.1 7.0 5.6 ATF2116 5.8 4.6 5.7 5.1 4.4 5.0 6.2 6.3 7.2 5.6 ATF1768 6.0 4.4 5.9 5.0 5.4 4.3 5.7 6.4 7.1 5.6 MOONDANCE GLX 5.9 4.4 5.9 4.4 5.4 4.4 6.1 5.4 8.1 5.6 K18-WB1 6.0 4.9 5.9 6.1 5.4 3.7 5.7 5.9 6.2 5.6 TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT NINE LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION REGION 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME DE1 KS1 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 OK1 TN1 VA1 MEAN K18-NSE 6.3 4.9 6.0 5.4 5.5 4.3 4.9 6.7 5.9 5.6 FAYETTE 5.5 5.1 5.8 4.9 5.6 4.6 5.7 6.1 6.7 5.5 SETF104 6.0 4.8 5.9 5.0 6.1 3.9 5.0 6.2 7.1 5.5 NAI-TUE 6.2 4.9 5.9 4.6 5.4 5.1 5.6 5.6 6.4 5.5 JT 517 6.1 5.0 5.7 4.2 5.5 3.6 5.4 6.5 7.6 5.5 RAD-TF105 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.1 5.1 4.3 4.8 6.4 6.2 5.5 PST-5GQ 6.1 3.8 5.8 5.1 5.1 4.6 5.7 5.7 7.6 5.5 NATURALLY GREEN 5.6 4.9 6.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.4 6.1 7.2 5.5 DLFPS-321/3707 6.0 4.5 5.8 6.1 4.9 3.9 5.0 6.2 6.9 5.5 PPG-TF 257 6.0 4.9 5.8 5.3 4.1 4.6 5.5 6.6 6.3 5.5 AH1 5.8 3.7 6.1 5.6 6.2 3.9 5.3 6.5 5.8 5.4 BIRMINGHAM 5.8 4.6 5.6 4.3 5.4 5.2 5.8 6.4 5.6 5.4 DLFPS-321/3694 6.3 4.5 5.9 4.4 5.6 3.4 5.0 6.2 7.5 5.4 LBF 6.0 5.4 5.7 4.2 5.3 3.5 5.4 6.4 6.7 5.4 SETFM3 5.5 5.1 5.8 4.7 4.6 4.1 5.6 6.2 7.1 5.4 SE5STAR 5.8 5.2 5.7 5.7 4.9 4.7 5.4 5.3 6.0 5.4 SE53D2 6.3 4.4 5.9 5.0 4.9 4.4 5.8 5.6 6.1 5.4 FIREHAWK SLT 6.0 4.4 6.1 5.3 5.2 3.7 4.9 6.5 6.3 5.4 PST-5DZM 5.3 4.3 5.6 5.6 5.2 4.2 5.5 6.1 6.6 5.4 BAR FA 8228 5.9 4.8 5.6 5.1 5.1 4.0 5.2 6.3 6.3 5.4 TANGO 6.2 4.2 5.6 5.0 4.9 4.5 5.2 6.3 6.2 5.4 ESTRENA 5.7 4.7 5.9 5.0 5.8 4.3 5.0 6.2 5.5 5.3 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 5.5 4.1 5.5 5.2 5.2 4.7 5.7 5.4 6.7 5.3 COPIOUS TF 5.8 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.2 4.0 5.0 6.4 6.6 5.3 BGR-TF3 5.7 5.3 5.9 3.9 4.7 3.4 5.5 6.5 6.7 5.3 BULLSEYE 6.2 4.1 5.7 5.0 5.1 3.5 5.3 6.4 6.2 5.3 PST-5DC24 5.5 4.7 5.6 4.6 4.7 3.5 5.7 6.3 6.9 5.3 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 5.8 4.7 5.6 4.2 5.1 4.1 5.5 6.3 6.2 5.3 AST8218LM 5.6 4.7 5.6 4.0 4.8 3.7 5.7 6.4 6.7 5.2 AST8118LM 5.4 4.9 5.6 4.2 5.0 3.4 5.4 6.4 6.9 5.2 SETFM2 5.4 5.1 5.6 4.7 4.7 3.4 5.3 6.5 6.6 5.2 GO-AOMK 4.9 4.4 5.9 4.8 4.2 4.3 5.6 6.5 6.3 5.2 BAR 9FE MAS 5.6 4.9 5.4 4.1 5.4 3.4 5.4 5.8 6.5 5.2 BANDIT 6.3 5.1 5.7 3.9 5.4 3.5 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.2 PST-5MINK 5.8 5.2 5.3 4.2 3.9 3.8 5.1 6.3 6.7 5.2 NAI-FQZ-17 5.6 4.6 5.7 4.4 4.8 3.8 5.2 6.1 6.1 5.1 PALOMAR 5.9 4.2 5.6 3.7 5.3 3.9 5.4 5.8 6.4 5.1 ESCALADE 5.2 4.6 5.7 3.8 4.6 4.0 5.6 5.6 6.4 5.1 RAD-TF131 5.6 4.3 5.7 4.3 5.1 2.6 4.8 6.1 6.8 5.0 OG-WALK 5.4 4.5 5.5 3.6 4.7 3.7 5.4 6.2 6.4 5.0 A-TF31 4.5 5.4 5.6 4.2 5.0 3.0 4.9 6.3 5.9 5.0 RAD-TF 115 (TURBO SS) 5.5 4.8 5.7 3.7 5.2 2.9 4.6 6.5 5.9 5.0 KENTUCKY-31 5.6 3.1 4.4 2.7 4.8 3.9 4.4 5.9 4.9 4.4 LSD VALUE 0.8 1.6 0.4 1.1 1.3 1.3 0.5 0.8 2.0 0.4 C.V. (%) 7.9 18.8 3.7 12.6 14.8 18.4 6.1 8.0 18.2 13.1 1/ TO DETERMINE STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES AMONG ENTRIES, SUBTRACT ONE ENTRY'S MEAN FROM ANOTHER ENTRY'S MEAN. STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES OCCUR WHEN THIS VALUE IS LARGER THAN THE CORRESPONDING LSD VALUE (LSD 0.05). 2/ C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN.